- The
- study
- of
- media
- industries
- has
- become
- a
- thriving
- subfield
- of
- media
- studies.
- It
- already
- comprises
- a
- diverse
- intellectual
- history,
- a
- range
- of
- fascinating
- questions
- and
- topics,
- and
- many
- theoretical
- and
- methodological
- frameworks.Media
- Industry
- Studies
- provides
- the
- roadmap
- to
- this
- vibrant
- area
- of
- study.
- Blending
- a
- comprehensive
- overview
- of
- foundational
- literature
- with
- an
- examination
- of
- the
- varied
- scales
- and
- sites
- media
- industry
- studies
- have
- considered,
- the
- book
- explores
- connections
- among
- research
- questions,
- topics,
- and
- methodologies.
- It
- includes
- examples
- from
- many
- media
- industries
- –
- film,
- television,
- journalism,
- music,
- games
- –
- and
- incorporates
- emerging
- scholarship
- considering
- the
- industrial
- contexts
- of
- social
- and
- internet-distributed
- media.Offering
- an
- account
- of
- the
- intellectual
- traditions
- and
- approaches
- that
- have
- defined
- the
- subfield
- to
- date,
- Media
- Industry
- Studies
- is
- an
- indispensable
- resource
- for
- upper-level
- undergraduates,
- postgraduates,
- and scholars.
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